5 East 59th Street
Office in New York City, NY · 10022
At a glance
5 East 59th Street is a 38,052-square-foot office building in New York City, New York, built in 1984. In its 2022 New York City benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 19.0 kBtu/ft² and 60 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Local Law 84 (LL84) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 19.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 50.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 60 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 193,333 kWh |
| Water use | 4 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 38,052 sq ft |
| Source record | nyc:25178222:2022 |
Compliance context
Local Law 84 (LL84)
Under Local Law 97, buildings over 25,000 sq ft face carbon caps with fines of $268 per metric ton of CO₂e over the limit, phasing in from 2024.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 5 East 59th Street
- City
- New York City
- State
- New York
- ZIP
- 10022
- Coordinates
- 40.76411, -73.97260
Within ~1 km
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How does 5 East 59th Street compare with other office buildings in New York City?
The latest disclosures cover 3,384 office buildings in New York City, out of 48,310 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 19.0 kBtu/ft² is about 71% below the average of 64.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 72% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 38,052 sq ft, it is about 81% below the average floor area of 205,440 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1984, 44 years later than the group's average year built (1940). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 19.0 kBtu/ft² mean?
Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. 5 East 59th Street's 19.0 kBtu/ft² across 38,052 sq ft works out to about 0.7 billion Btu (212 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 50.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 193,333 kWh of electricity and 4 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 5 East 59th Street to report its energy use?
5 East 59th Street reports under Local Law 84 (LL84), the legal basis of New York City's Energy and Water Data Disclosure program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2022 disclosure (source record nyc:25178222:2022). Under Local Law 97, buildings over 25,000 sq ft face carbon caps with fines of $268 per metric ton of CO₂e over the limit, phasing in from 2024.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 5 East 59th Street's energy grade?
5 East 59th Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 19.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 5 East 59th Street use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 19.0 kBtu/ft² (50.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 38,052 sq ft, including 193,333 kWh of electricity.
What are 5 East 59th Street's carbon emissions?
5 East 59th Street reported 60 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is 5 East 59th Street?
5 East 59th Street is in New York City, New York 10022. Its coordinates are 40.76411, -73.97260 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Energy and Water Data Disclosure file.
How big is 5 East 59th Street and when was it built?
5 East 59th Street has 38,052 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1984 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is 5 East 59th Street covered by Local Law 84 (LL84)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 Energy and Water Data Disclosure disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under Local Law 84 (LL84).
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About this data
Source: Energy and Water Data Disclosure (Local Law 84 (LL84)), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “5 East 59th Street, New York City, New York — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/new-york-city/5-east-59th-street-b2c82fc4 (data as of October 2, 2026).